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Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 5 am Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
km/h
25
SSW
55
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
50
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
10
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
W
20
WSW
20
W
30
NW
10
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
max °C
-6
-2
-5
-1
0
-5
-1
0
-3
-1
-2
-5
-1
1
-3
0
2
-1
min °C
-8
-3
-8
-5
-2
-7
-4
0
-6
-3
-2
-7
-3
0
-6
-2
2
-2
-16
-12
-18
-14
-10
-16
-12
-6
-12
-10
-10
-15
-11
-6
-12
-7
-4
-6
3150
3700
2850
3450
4200
3150
3650
4150
3400
3850
3900
3350
3750
4250
3500
3900
4450
3900
Cloud base (m)
3500
3900
4050
5300
3550
3950
5700
3800
4750
4600
5450
5450
4600
5750
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Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:47
5:47
5:46
5:45
Sunset
8:13
8:14
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:16

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 160).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 126).
27
35 km S
2398m alt.
44 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 106).
3
36 km E
2839m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 156).
32
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
16 km
38 km SE
2811m alt.
47 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 209 degs) was rejected.
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 173).
26
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 111).
14
51 km NNE
3233m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
55
Near gales from the SE
(55 kph at 142).
61

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.